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Friend or Foe?: What to Do When Your Peers’ Behavior Changes Around Auditions

Friend or Foe?: What to Do When Your Peers’ Behavior Changes Around Auditions

by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 11, 2026 | Audition Advice, Career, Company Life, Health & Body, Pointe+, Wellness

Mary* once carpooled to a professional audition with a friend. They each had their own day to take company class, and her classmate went first. “But the next day, when it was my turn, she said she was coming along ‘just to take class,’ ” says Mary. Her friend...
Battling Audition Nerves? Try These Pro Tips.

Battling Audition Nerves? Try These Pro Tips.

by Amy Brandt | Jan 14, 2025 | Audition Advice, Pointe+, Summer Study, Training

I will never forget how I felt as a teenager in the weeks leading up to summer intensive auditions. Would the class be hard? Would the teachers be nice? How would I measure up to the other dancers? What if I didn’t get in? Most dancers battle nerves before summer...
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